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Lego Party

February 13, 2018

Our front room is OVERRUN with LEGO. It's everywhere! I'm not kidding. So, I've found myself trying to get more and more creative with how we use it and display it. The kids have a large LEGO table where they've constructed a town, but there's still so much more that hasn't been built and cannot fit on the table.

So, while they were with their dad one weekend, I made LEGO terrariums for each of them for their bedrooms. And, they love them!

The one pictured above is Flynn's. It's sitting on the desk in his bedroom. It reminded me of the trip we took the kids on to Florida last summer. If you want to see how I made it, and check out Marisol's too, head on over to Make and Takes.

September 15, 2017

Disclosure: This Dragon Piñata inspired by The LEGO NINJAGO Movie is sponsored by Warner Bros. Pictures.

We are so excited about The LEGO NINJAGO Movie being released in theaters on September 22nd. If you've been visiting my blog for a while you would know how much we love LEGO, and Flynn loves LEGO NINJAGO!

In this big-screen NINJAGO adventure, the battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, The Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu.

I'll be bringing you more next week about the movie, including interviews, and more from LEGOLAND California, but for today, let's celebrate this fabulous new movie with a fun DIY project that your kids are going to love.

The Green Ninja Mech Dragon Piñata!

Isn't he spectacular!

Now, this is a slightly time-consuming project, but so rewarding, and the look on your kids' face when you are done will be worth it.

February 02, 2017

The LEGO Batman Movie is arriving in theaters February 10. In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.

So in the spirit of LEGO Batman, and so you can help Batman defeat The Joker, I've created this fun piñata, perfect for all of your LEGO celebrations.

My piñata stands about 34 inches high, and the best part, it costs about $5 to make, as long as you have glue and tape at home, all you will need is a cardboard box and the crepe paper streamers.

July 26, 2016

Whenever we visit Legoland, here in California, one of Flynn's favorite areas is the Build & Test space in the Imagination Zone. There are race tracks and tubs of LEGO® around the room where kids can use their imagination to build a car to race. We spend an hour or two here every time we go. So over summer break I decided to make the kids their own race track for home, where they can build their own cars and race against each other, and against their friends when they come over.

These race tracks are easy to make, and a great activity to get the kids involved in helping with too.

October 16, 2014

A little while ago I was contacted by Legoland Discovery Centers to create a sink or float science experiment for them ... I have to give a big shout-out to my friend Kelly over at The Centsible Life for this one. They had actually contacted her first about this because they had come across LEGO tutorials I had posted on her blog and she very kindly sent them my way.

So I created and photographed the experiment at home and they had their creative team create an infographic out of it.

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